Twenty-year-old Felipe Hernandez-Ortiz has been charged with "accident involving injury or death" in the traffic death of a 20-month-old child.

The child's mother, Antonia Sanchez Soto, who left the toddler in the care of the girl's six-year-old brother, has also been charged with child endangerment in the case, Houston police said.

Hernandez-Ortiz is charged in the accident that occurred about 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23 at 3402 Dover. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene and her identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Hernandez-Ortiz's vehicle, a maroon Ford Minivan, was parked at the White Cliff Apartments at the above address. As he backed up his vehicle, Hernandez-Ortiz felt he ran over something. He stopped to check and saw he had run over the victim and she was lying next to his vehicle. Hernandez-Ortiz then fled the scene on foot, but returned a short time later. He was taken into custody at the scene.

Further investigation determined the victim was left in the care of her six-year-old brother.